Hearing
The 30 Top Thinkers Under 30: The Activist Attorney Working to Promote Justice for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
We canvassed the world of the social and behavioral sciences, looking for rising stars whose careers promise to make a lasting mark. We'll be profiling the top 30 throughout the month of April.
Baleen Whales Can Feel It in Their Bones
A first-of-its-kind study sheds light on the elusive subject of whale noises.
New Data Finds High Rate of Hearing Loss Among Musicians
In Germany, professional musicians are nearly four times as likely as non-musicians to suffer noise-induced hearing loss.
Listen Up: It’s Time to Turn Down the Sound
Ambient noise machines meant to prolong uninterrupted sleep may be doing long-term damage to the ears of infants, kick-starting a cycle of hearing loss that's almost impossible to break.
Do We See Good Music Better Than We Hear It?
Listening may not be the best way to judge an orchestra's chops.
Musicians Hear Better Into Old Age
Canadian researchers find playing a musical instrument delays the onset of age-related hearing decline.
Wind Farm Opposition - Noise Complaints
The health effects from wind turbine noise tell us interesting things about the way we hear things.
Listening for the Key to Reverse Aging
New research on responding to sound may have found a key to reversing, or even preventing, one of the effects of aging.
Program Notes May Hamper Music Appreciation
Put down those program notes: New research suggests describing a piece of classical music may diminish the pleasure of listening.
Perfect Quiet
Searching for refuge — and, perhaps, health — in a sickeningly loud world.
Of Hearing Loss in Mice and Men
Progressive hearing loss, a common but poorly understood condition, is related to a newly discovered gene that affects the sensory hair cells in the inner ear.
Money Talks — But What If You Can’t Hear?
A Wisconsin couple are starting a local bank with a national footprint and a global mission — serving the deaf in a manner that recognizes their culture and specific needs.